Knockdown brooder-coop.



W. WARNIOK & H. L. LEILIOH.

' KNOOKDOWN BROODER COOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAYJS, 1912.

1,083,572, Patented Jan.6,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WARNICK AND HENRY L. LEILICI-I, OF DELPI-IOS, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE DELPI-IOS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DELPHOS, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

KNOCKDOWN BB-OODER-COOP.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. May 15, 1912. Serial No. 697,412.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, VILLIAM \VARNICK and HENRY L. LEILICH, citizens of the United States, and residents of Delphos, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Knockdown Brooder-Coop; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates particularly to brooder coops for chickens, and has for its object the provision of a circular knockdown coop of this character, which is capable of being easily and quickly set up or knocked down, and, when knocked down, of being packed in compact form for storage or ship- Further objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and While, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a coop embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a crosssection thereof on the line 00, m in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section on the line w, w in Fig. 1, with a part broken away, and Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the cover.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate front and back semi-circular side-wall sections of the coop, the vertical or meeting edges of which are shown, in the present instance, as being rolled to adapt them to have interlocking sliding telescopic engagement, as shown at 3. The interlocking edges of these sections are preferably rolled outwardly to prevent obstructions or ridges on the interior of the body. The interlocking edges are rolled in the same direction. The edges of the part 2 are provided with inwardly extending flanges 20 which extend well to the center or axis of the cylindrical roll thus formed. The inside rolled edges of the part 1 are provided with an inwardly extending flange 21, which, when placed in the setup position of the coop, elastically press at their outer edges against the edges of the inwardly extending flanges 20, the said flanges forming a V. When the sectlons 1 and 2 are fitted together by sliding the telescopic joints together it can be done very readily when the sides 1 and 2 are slightly flattened, the body of the coop hav ing substantially an elliptical cross-section. When they are thus placed together the corner 22 will seat into the corner 23 and the two rolled edges will easily slide together. Vhen, however, the sides 1 and 2 form a true cylinder the edges 20 and 21 elastically press together and rigidly hold the walls in position. The lower edges of the sections 1 and 2 are turned inwardly and upwardly, as at 4:, to provide a receiving groove for the depending marginal flange 5 of the circular bottom 6, which is intended to removably fit snugly within the coop body and to assist in bracing and retaining the same in shape.

The front section 1 has an opening 7 therein for the chicken to pass through and this is preferably closed, or partly closed, by the two sliding doors 8, which are curved to conform to the contour of the coop body and slide in correspondingly curved upper and lower guides 9. Either of these doors is of suitable size to close the opening 7, and one is provided with a plurality of small openings 10 to permit light and air to pass therethrough when such door is closing the opening.

11 designates a hook which is pivoted to one door and adapted to have hooked engagement with the other door to prevent an opening of the same beyond a predetermed extent, as shown in Fig. 1. This provides an opening sufliciently large for the small chicks to pass through, but too small for the mother hen.

The top or cover 12 of the coop is preferably of conical form and radially corrugated with the corrugations gradually increasing in size from the cover center outwardly, as shown. The cover is provided on its under side adjacent to its edge with a depending spring flange 13 which is attached at intervals to the cover by securing members 14, or in any other suitable manner, and is of suitable size and shape to adapt it to be sprung down snugly within the upper portion of the body to frictionally retain the cover thereon. The lower edge of the flange 13 is rolled outwardly to form a bead for engaging under an inwardly pressed rib 15 on the body sections, as shown in Fig. 3. WVhile the corrugating of the cover gives it an attractive appearance, the main purpose of such corrugation is to provide ventilating openings between the upper edges of the body sections and the cover, as both such edges and the top edge of the flange 13 touch only the low or base portions of the corrugations. The top and bottom cooperate with the arrangement of the flanges and telescoping parts of the sections 1 and 2 by keeping the sections 1 and 2 in true cylindrical form and to spread the said sections, particularly in the vicinity of the telescoping parts that will cause the edges to frictionally look when the bottom and cover is placed on the coop.

It is evident that we have provided a sanitary simple and inexpensive form of brooder coop, which is capable of being easily and quickly set up or knocked down, and when set up is of strong and durable construction. It is also apparent that while the several parts of the coop are preferably made of sheet metal, they may be of any other suitable'material as desired, and that the body may be composed of more than two sections, if desired, and maybe of other shape than round without departing from the spirit of the invention.

WVe wish it understood that our invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described our invention, what other when the side walls in the vicinityvof the rolls partake of a true cylindrical form.

2. In a brooder coop, the combination of a plurality of side wall sections having vertical telescoping interlocking rolls, the edges of the said rolls extending angularly inwardly into the said rolls, a circular removable bottom adapted to be secured within the said sections, a cover having a circular flange adapted to fit within the said sections, the edges of the rolls being pressed together when the bottom and the cover are positioned on the sections.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM I VARNICK. HENRY L. LEILICH. Witnesses:

OLIVER T. Ross, E. L. HAEHN.

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